22 June 2015

PSDI featured in SME financing report

PSDI’s work in three countries has been featured in a new
book published by the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion.

The book, Enhancing SME Access
to Finance: Case Studies, is comprised of 23 case studies of policy
interventions and regulatory changes that promote SME growth through improved
access to finance. The case studies are taken from all over the world and were
selected from more than 100 submissions.

PSDI-supported reforms in
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Samoa are detailed in two case studies in the
book, the only ones to highlight the Pacific region or the work of the ADB. One
of the PSDI-based case studies examines the creation of registries in Vanuatu
and the Solomon Islands to enable the ‘collateralization’ of movable assets.
The other looks at benefits stemming from business law reforms and the creation
of online business registration services in Solomon Islands and Samoa that
promote the formalization of businesses.